MPG Challenge - F150 Empty and Towing Fuel Mileage
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For $68K I would much rather get an F350 Powerstroke. Of course the Lie-O-Meter was off nearly 4 MPG just like in the rest of the trucks, the higher the MPG reading the larger the gap between reported and actual, just like their Fusion Hybrids.
Of course they are driving the heaviest optioned truck with Max Tow and 3.55 gearing 4x4, which weighs in at nearly 5500 pounds empty. My 16 F150 SB weighs 6000 pounds with a topper on it and full tank, and the 3.5 gets around 18. My old 14 RWD was 5980 pounds with a topper and got 20 with a high tank, all hand calculated, at 24MPG, so why would I ever want a $4000 more expensive engine with far less power and torque? Just makes No sense at all. It also hauled butt up I-70 to the IKE just like they do in their tests with a 6300 pound travel trailer hooked to it. Loved that truck, miss it greatly, hate the one I was forced to replace it with after it got totaled.
Yeah, NOT impressed.
Of course they are driving the heaviest optioned truck with Max Tow and 3.55 gearing 4x4, which weighs in at nearly 5500 pounds empty. My 16 F150 SB weighs 6000 pounds with a topper on it and full tank, and the 3.5 gets around 18. My old 14 RWD was 5980 pounds with a topper and got 20 with a high tank, all hand calculated, at 24MPG, so why would I ever want a $4000 more expensive engine with far less power and torque? Just makes No sense at all. It also hauled butt up I-70 to the IKE just like they do in their tests with a 6300 pound travel trailer hooked to it. Loved that truck, miss it greatly, hate the one I was forced to replace it with after it got totaled.
Yeah, NOT impressed.
